KEEPING OUR DRINKING WATER SAFE. CENTRAL IOWA WATER WORKS NITRATE REMOVAL FACILITY IS A KEY TOOL FOR KEEPING OUR DRINKING WATER SAFE, AND IT’S NOW IN ITS 63RD STRAIGHT DAY OF OPERATION. THESE VESSELS ...

Denitrification bioreactors are engineered systems designed to remove nitrate from contaminated waters, particularly those influenced by agricultural practices. By utilising a solid carbon ...

The Raccoon River is one of the sources of drinking water for Des Moines Water Works. The water utility says nitrate levels in the river are elevated due to a rainy spring, which washes nitrates off ...

Central Iowa Water Works has shut down its nitrate removal facility after nearly two months of rare winter operation to keep drinking water safe.

Iowa’s largest water utility has begun operating its nitrate removal facility, as nitrate levels have spiked in the rivers that are the source of drinking water to 600,000 customers. “It isn’t as easy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Central Iowa Water Works says they have activated their nitrate removal facility due to heightened nitrate levels in the Des ...

Iowa’s drought of more than three years has significantly reduced the amount of farm fertilizers in the state’s streams, but that doesn’t guarantee a complete nitrate reprieve for the Des Moines metro ...

Spiking nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers have prompted Des Moines Water Works to fire up its nitrate removal plant for the first time in five years. The plant ensures water is safe ...

LEADER. THAT IS SO IMPRESSIVE. WELL, NEW AT SIX. THE NITRATE REMOVAL FACILITY IS OFF. CENTRAL IOWA WATER WORKS SAYS IT WAS SHUT DOWN ON FRIDAY AFTER RUNNING FOR 112 TOTAL DAYS. THE FACILITY RUNS WHEN ...

It’s been a wet spring across Iowa, but water utilities in the Des Moines area are asking people to save water because nitrate levels are high in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers. The rivers are a ...